Newsletter 6-5-12

Posted by Charles Nelson 
on Jun 05, 2012
 
 

Rotary Club of Needham
June 5, 2012
Newsletter

Bill R. led us in the pledge of allegiance followed by Karen leading us in God Bless America.  Darrell led us in prayer.

Bill R. led us in the pledge of allegiance followed by Karen leading us in God Bless America.  Darrell led us in prayer.

 

Guests:
Jonathan Bourne, Assistant Principal at Needham High School
Daniel GuteKanst, Needham School Superintendent
Scholarship recipients Matt Lerner and Mulin Xiong
Past (2011) Scholarship recipient Doug Spinks
Wellesley Rotarians Mike Price (current President) and Jennifer Waterhouse
Guests Marshall Shepherd, Scott Fagan, Nick Desmarais

 

George led us in the Welcome Song.

 

Happy $$$: Ken, Bill P., Kathy, Greg, Lois, George, Karen, Rick, Bob, Ted, Charles, Doug, Rich and Chris all happy for our two scholarship recipients.  Roberta happy for Grandson’s soccer game. Melissa Jacoby happy her mom is coming to visit. Scott F. HTBH. Darrel and Rachel welcome all our guests. Dan happy for upcoming fraternity golf tournament and for our scholarship recipients. Louise welcomes Natalie from Needham Cable Channel.

 

50/50:  Pot $28.  414 was the winning number.  We are looking for the Queen of Diamonds, but alas it was a 7 that was picked.
Humor:  Tom had a great joke.
Birthdays:  None

Announcements:
 Next Tuesday, June 12th, we will honor Bob Day and induct three new Needham Rotarians.

  • June 19th – No lunch meeting because we will be having our annual BBQ at Claxton Field that evening.
  • June 26th – Induction of 2012-2013 Board.
  • July 4th – We need participants to help with the float and to march in the parade.
  • George announced that we have raised $400 for the Memorial Scholarship Fund.
  • Chris announced that any fans of Yani should see him (Chris).
  • Louis announced that the NBA street fair has been rescheduled for June 23rd.
  • Karen spoke about Crutches for Africa and said that anyone with donations can leave them with Kathy Whitney at 60 Dedham Avenue in Needham.

 

Scholarship Presentations:  Lois made some nice opening remarks for the scholarship presentation.  The selection committee was comprised of Lois, Rick and Dan.  Lois introduced the recipients, Matt Lerner and Mulin Xiong.  Both recipients spoke briefly about their experiences at Needham High School.  Matt will be attending the University of Rochester in the fall and Mulin will be attending Dartmouth College in the fall. George spoke about the scholarship fund and its beginnings in 1946.  With today’s recipients included, Needham Rotary has given 108 scholarships over 61 years.  Currently two recipients receive $10,000 each, spread over 4 years ($2500/year).  Assistant Principal Jonathan Bourne spoke about how dedicated this year’s recipients have been to Needham High School.  Bill Rosenthal made some very thoughtful closing remarks.